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Used immodest words, looks or ges

tures.

Lascivious dressings, or such as might provoke others to lust.

Kept lewd company, gone to immodest plays, lascivious balls or revèllings! Dishonest Books.

Unchaste Songs,

Kissing, or unchaste discourses. Taking pleasure in touching myself or others unchastely.

Shewed my skin or any naked part of my body to entice others.

Kept immodest pictures, or looked at immodest objects.

Married persons ought here to examine themselves, whether they have not abused the liberty of their state by ang action against nature, or pollutions.

VII. Commandment.

Stealth.
Couzenage.

Deceit in buying or selling, reckoning for gaming.

In the wares, prices, weights or mea

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Bought of such as could not sell.
Taken of such as could not give,
Wilfully damaged anothers goods.
Negligently spoiled them.

Run carelesty into debt beyond my power or without purpose of pay

ment.

Neglected to pay my debts.

Vexed others by unjust law-suits.
Not fulfiled my Promises.

Kept that which ought to be restored.

VIII. Commandment.

Borne false witness

or told Lies.

Called any one by injurious names,
Discovered another's secret sins.

Defamed or lessened the reputation of others.

Rashly believed evil reports of them. Not defended their reputation. Sowed discord between others. Opened others letters.

Judged rashly and without grounds. Listen'd to another's talk to an evil end. Goncealed a truth to the detriment of another.

·IX. Commandment.

Inward concupiscence of the flesh, that passes no farther than the mind; as desiring,or willingly taking pleasure" in thinking of immodest things. Taken pleasure in, or not resisting irre gular motions and lusts of the body.

X. Commandment.

Coveted wrongfully any thing that belongs to another.

Not been content with what God hath given me.

Been greedy of the goods of this world

Of the seven Deadly Sins.

I. Pride.

Pride, that is, self-esteem, self-conceit, being puffed up within one's self. Vain-glory, or seeking to be esteemed by others.

Presumption of one's self, and disdain or contempt of others.

Hypocrisy.

Obstinacy in one's own opinion.

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11. Covetousness.

Covetousness.
Worldly solicitude.

Want of pity.

Not giving alms, having wherewith.
Not lent to those in need

Not been contented with my own es

tate.

III. Luxury or Lust.

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Gluttony or excess in eating.
Drunkenness, intemperance.

Eatin more than one meal on fasting

days.

Eating flesh on prohibited days. Banqueted and feasted above my ability.

Envy.

VI. Envy.

Grieved at another's prosperity, or to hear them well spoken of. Rejoicing at their hurt.

Dispraised their merchandize. Interpreted their doings or sayings in the worst sense.

Sloth.

Indevotion,

VII. Sloth.

Idleness or laziness.

Overmuch seeking my own ease.
Been inconstant in good purposes.
Neglected things given me in charge.
Been ungrateful to God for his benefits
Unthankful to my friends and bene-
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Chosen rather to want, than to work or labour for my living.

Not praying for the living and the dead.

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